KTM 950 Adventure 2005, Owner'S Manual

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MAINTENANCE WORK ON CHASSIS AND ENGINE
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Dismounting and mounting the front wheel *
Jack the motorcycle up at the underride protection until the front wheel no
longer touches the ground.
Loosen the collar screw [1] and the clamp screws [2] at both fork leg axle
passages. Unscrew the collar screw approx. 8 turns, pressing your hand against
the collar screw to push the axle passage out of the fork leg and remove the
collar screw. Hold the front wheel and pull out the axle passage. Slightly pull
one brake caliper out and take the front wheel off the fork.
Take the left [3] and right distance bushing out of the shaft seal rings.
– DO NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN
DISMOUNTED.
– BE CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE THE BRAKE DISKS WHEN YOU LAY THE FRONT
WHEEL DOWN.
Before remounting the front wheel, clean and grease the shaft seal rings [4]
and the bearing surface [A] of the distance bushings and mount the distance
bushings (wide distance bushing in the left shaft seal ring). Slightly push back
the brake pads with a screwdriver. Position the front wheel against the brake
disks according to the direction of travel (see arrow [B] ).
To mount the front wheel, lift the wheel into the fork, slightly pull one brake
caliper out and push the tire in between the brake calipers. Insert the brake
disks in the brake calipers and mount the axle passage.
Mount the collar screw [1] and tighten slightly. Tighten the clamp screws [2]
on the right fork leg axle passage (in the direction of travel) tighten to pre-
vent the axle passage from turning and tighten the collar nut to 60 Nm.
Loosen the clamp screws on the right fork leg axle passage, take the motor-
cycle off the stand, actuate the front wheel brake and vigorously compress
the fork several times to align the fork legs.
Now you can tighten the clamp screws on both fork leg axle passages to
10 Nm.
– IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH TO MOUNT THE WHEEL, HAVE THE
TORQUES CORRECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED KTM WORKSHOP AS SOON AS POS-
SIBLE. A LOOSE AXLE PASSAGE CAN CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE'S HANDLING
PERFORMANCE TO BECOME INSTABLE.
– AFTER MOUNTING THE FRONT WHEEL, KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE
UNTIL THE PRESSURE POINT RETURNS.
– ALWAYS KEEP THE BRAKE DISKS FREE FROM OIL AND GREASE, OTHERWISE
THE BRAKING EFFECT WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.
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